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Lebanon Power Plant Sparks Cancer Fears

After losing four relatives to respiratory illness, Zeina Matar fled her hometown north of Lebanon's capital where she says a decaying power plant generates little electricity but very deadly pollution. Thick black smoke sometimes billows from its red-and-white chimneys, leaving a grey haze in the air above the Zouk Mikael…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 19, 2022

Origin Energy upgrades outlook on gas gain

Origin Energy has upgraded its outlook as gas earnings surge amid the global supply shock, with Australian power bills set to rise into 2024.

AAP · Oct 19, 2022

Wars aren't won with peace economies

Politically, the G7 and likeminded countries around the world have adopted a war footing to stop Russian aggression. Russian President Vladimir Putin violated the most fundamental principle of international law by launching an unprovoked attack on another member of the United Nations -- an institution created explicitly to prevent such…

Bangkok Post · Oct 18, 2022

Energy help you can claim now - including £1,500 grant and money to replace your boiler

The new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed the Energy Price Guarantee - which is a universal scheme that covers everyone on a variable rate tariff - will be cut from April

Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022

Full list of the places hit with biggest energy bill increases - see where your town sits

Some areas of the UK are paying more for their energy than others, with people in the capital facing some of the biggest increases despite not being among the coldest parts of the country

Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022

You can run, but you can't hide: Inflation is busting budgets, and killing joy too

Inflation is hitting Americans hard at home with prices soaring for electricity, groceries, rent, even breakfast. A carton of eggs is 30.5% more expensive than it was last year.

WEKU · Oct 18, 2022

Electric Ireland reveal exact two hours you shouldn't use appliances to avoid peak rates

Time-of-use tariffs are a new way for homes with Smart Meters to pay for electricity

Dublin Live · Oct 18, 2022

Russia Hits Infrastructure Targets across Ukraine, Targets Power and Water

Russian missiles crashed into infrastructure targets across Ukraine on Tuesday morning as Moscow stepped up what looked like a deliberate campaign to destroy electricity and water facilities before winter. The major of Zhytomyr, a city of 263,000 people, said the attacks had knocked out the power and water supply, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 18, 2022

£2,500 energy price guarantee ends next April but heating bill support of over £1,000 on the way

The £400 energy rebate will remain unchanged and provide a monthly discount off electricity bills.

Daily Record · Oct 18, 2022

Winter Is Coming: Ukrainians Dig in for Brutal Season Ahead

Nine-year-old Artem Panchenko helps his grandmother stoke a smoky fire in a makeshift outdoor kitchen beside their nearly abandoned apartment block. The light is falling fast and they need to eat before the setting sun plunges their home into cold and darkness. Winter is coming. They can feel it in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 18, 2022